Kosmos 1541

Russian military early warning satellite. Kosmos 1541 was launched on March 6, 1984 aboard a Molniya 8K78M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1984-024ANORAD 14790Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: Kosmos-1541
Common name: Kosmos 1541
Payload designation: Oko 73D6 No. 6020
Other names: 73D6 No. 782-95-054:RA
International designator: 1984-024A
NORAD catalog number: 14790
GCAT identifier: S14790
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/105

Mission

Mission type: Missile early warning
Use: Defense
Program: Oko E
Owner: PVO
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): Oko

Launch

Date: March 6, 1984 · 17:10 UTC
Launch record: 1984-024Success
Rocket: Molniya 8K78M
Spaceport: Plesetsk · pad LC16/2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO/M
Perigee: 614 km
Apogee: 39,738 km
Inclination: 63.00°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Oct 17, 1985
End of operations: Oct 17, 1985

Size

Mass: 1,250 kg
Dry mass: 1,150 kg
Length: 4.0 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3398121 (CC0).